Results 2,181-2,200 of 2,304 for speaker:John Browne

Seanad: Live Cattle Exports. (9 Nov 2004)

John Browne: I thank Senator Dooley for raising this important issue. I emphasise that the Government has consistently stressed that live exports provide a vital and legitimate market outlet for the livestock sector. The Government's role in the promotion and preservation of any commercial trade is to create an environment in which it can be conducted in an economic and sustainable manner and which allows...

Seanad: Deer Farming. (27 Oct 2004)

John Browne: I thank Senator John Paul Phelan, ably supported by Senator Bradford, for raising this issue. The reform of the CAP, which was concluded in Luxembourg last year, was the most fundamental reform since the inception of the policy. It offered a new framework within which the agriculture and food sector could face up to new global challenges. The effect of the reform has yet to be felt across the...

Seanad: Maritime Safety Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2004)

John Browne: I thank Senators for their support of the Bill and for their clear message to the public to take greater care and to have greater consideration for others when using rivers, canals, lakes and waters around the coast. Many Senators called for the striking of a balance between the usage of waters by the public and the safety measures that need to be implemented. The Bill considerably...

Seanad: Maritime Safety Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2004)

John Browne: Molaim an Bille seo don Teach seo. I commend the Maritime Safety Bill 2004 to the House. The primary purpose of the Bill is to enhance public safety and amenity and protect natural and other heritage areas by strengthening the law against the improper use, in the waters off the coast and in lakes and rivers, of certain fast powered watercraft such as jet skis and speedboats. Tourism and...

National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)

John Browne: The Deputy does not live in one.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Second Stage. (16 Jun 2004)

John Browne: I thank Senators for their comments on the ombudsman's council. The Minister's intention is to provide for a broad balance between representatives of the financial services industry and consumers. The chairman should have knowledge or experience of consumer issues. Given its central role, it is important that the council should have the confidence of consumers and the industry. The provisions...

Maritime Security Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2004)

John Browne: I thank Deputies for their support of the Bill and look forward to their assistance in ensuring its early passage. Its enactment and Dáil approval of the necessary motions under Article 29.5.2o of the Constitution to approve the terms of the 1988 convention and its protocol are the essential first steps to enable Ireland to formally accede to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful...

Maritime Security Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee. (18 May 2004)

John Browne: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Maritime Security Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (13 May 2004)

John Browne: The Deputy is giving away our neutrality.

Maritime Security Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (13 May 2004)

John Browne: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill is a necessary technical measure to give effect to the 1988 United Nations Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and also to the 1988 Protocol to that Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms on the Continental Shelf. The texts of the...

Maritime Security Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (13 May 2004)

John Browne: The Deputy is educating the Members at the back.

Seanad: Grant Payments. (12 May 2004)

John Browne: I thank Senator Henry for raising this issue and apologise for the absence of the Minister who is in the Dáil Chamber at present. I am pleased to have the opportunity to outline the significant developments taking place in research in the technological and wider higher education sectors. Unprecedented levels of investment are now being made through our higher education system, across a range...

Seanad: Aquaculture Licences. (12 May 2004)

John Browne: I thank the Senator for raising the issue and giving me opportunity to apprise the Seanad of the functions and responsibilities of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board in the overall process for licensing of aquaculture. The most useful starting point for this purpose is the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, which brought about a comprehensive streamlining and modernisation of the law...

Seanad: Common Foreign and Security Policy. (12 May 2004)

John Browne: I thank Senator Mooney for raising the issue and I apologise for the absence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs who is attending to Government business. The EU has given careful consideration to the status of Kongra-gel. The final decision to include the group on the EU list of terrorist organisations as an alias of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, was taken unanimously by the Council of...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

John Browne: I wish to share my time with Deputy Peter Power.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

John Browne: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this important and straightforward issue. I respect the opinions of the Deputies on the other side of the House, but any Deputy who says this is a ruse to influence the electorate is way off the mark. Deputies should stop insulting the intelligence of the electorate. To say that people from a Labour Party or Fine Gael background will vote...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

John Browne: ——but I can place on record, without any fear of contradiction, that the literature of Fianna Fáil candidates in Wexford does not contain references to the referendum.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

John Browne: Opposition parties are seeking to make electoral gains on this issue. Things are said at elections which do not stand up to scrutiny and such will be the case with some of the statements made here today. I have been a Member of the House for 21 years and I have never seen such a straightforward and basic concept become so quickly clouded on foot of various ill-informed sources spreading...

Seanad: Maritime Security Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (6 Apr 2004)

John Browne: I am unable to accept the amendment as it is contrary to the specific terms of Article 2 of the 1988 convention, which is designed to protect commercial shipping against terrorism. Article 2 of that convention specifically provides that it does not apply to a war ship or a ship owned or operated by a state when being used as a naval auxiliary or for customs or police purposes or a ship which...

Seanad: Maritime Security Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (6 Apr 2004)

John Browne: It is my intention to bring forward on Report Stage an amendment to cover the substance of the Senator's amendment.